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Quicky

by ajmoney09 » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:19 pm
Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarch’s home, which featured
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured

OA is D

I narrowed down to D and E, explain, please, why it is not E...
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Re: Quicky

by piyush_nitt » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:25 pm

I narrowed down to D and E, explain, please, why it is not E...
that should modify festivals not home as it does in Option E.

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by Hopper39 » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:25 pm
Option E reads : "...held festivals in her home that featured..."

Here the word "that" refers to her home, and the home doesn't feature preparation of food, the festivals do.

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by ajmoney09 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:50 am
Thank you fellas.

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